Nicollet School Board OKs proposal to seek voter referendum

By: Peter Engeldinger

NICOLLET — The Nicollet School Board unanimously approved a motion Wednesday to move forward with a voter referendum to approve a $288,000 operation levy and a $7.6 million capital bond. The action gives superintendent Robin Courrier ...

July 11, 2025

Brown County board accepts CSAH 10 stream bank armoring bid

By: Fritz Busch

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously accepted a low bid Tuesday for the County State Aid Highway 10 streambank armoring project. The project about 2 ½ miles west of Highway 4 along the Minnesota River will armor the streambank ...

July 11, 2025

Free state park pass available at libraries across Minnesota

By: Jared Winter

NEW ULM – Minnesotans now have a new way to experience the outdoors for free through their local libraries. Library cardholders across the state now have a new way to explore the outdoors at no cost. In a growing effort to connect ...

July 11, 2025

VFW Silver slides by Fairmont Junior Legion

By: Travis Rosenau

NEW ULM — The New Ulm VFW Silver baseball team benefited on a handful of early errors and shook off a few of their own in the middle of the game Thursday night to take down Fairmont Junior Legion 12-7 at Mueller Park. Silver sent five ...

July 11, 2025

Gold extends winning streak to 4

By: Jim Bastian

NEW ULM — New Ulm Legion Gold head coach Curt Forbrook said that Thursday’s game against St. Peter was his team’s best fundamentally played game all season. New Ulm’s defense turned two double plays and right-hander Colin Anderson ...

July 11, 2025

Tigers down Reds in seven innings

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Tigers rolled the Gibbon Reds 13-1 in seven innings in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game on Wednesday. Brandon Wilhelmi earned the complete-game win, striking out 10 and allowing one run on eight ...

July 11, 2025